Oscar riess



0. E1388. CHEST PROTECTOR.

(No Model.)

Patentd Jan. 7, 1896.

NITED TATES ATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR RIESS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CH EST-PROTECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,670, dated January7, 1896.

Application filed October 14, 1895. Serial No. 565,553- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR RIEss, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of New York, in the county and State of New York,have invented an Improvement in Full- Dress Shields, of which thefollowing is a specification.

In full-dress suits the vest is usually open to such an extent that ashield is employed to cover the shirt-front and breast in going to orreturning from the place where such fulldress suit is worn. This shirtor bosom shield has usually been made of two fabrics united together,the outer one of black satin, or similar material, and the inner fabricof white satin, or similar material, to come next to the shirt, andthese have been united by a band or yoke passing around the neck andbeneath the coat or vest, hen this shirt or breast-shield has been takenoff it is often inconvenient to keep the same in a comparatively smallcompass so as to be inserted into the pocket or otherwise disposed ofconveniently so as to be ready for use when returnin home.

The present invention relates to a shield of the character aforesaidwith an inelosing case within one of the lower ends of such shield, suchinclosingcase being attached to the shield and in its normal positionreversed so as to have the outer side inwardly, and when thedress-shield has been rolled up into a small compass the inclosing caseis turned outwardly and receives within it the whole of the shield,thereby retaining such shield in a small compass and preventing suchshield becoming soiled or injured.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the improved dress-shieldpartially broken open to show the inclosing case. Fig. 2 is a view ofthe lower end of the case and Fig. 3 illustrates the shield as rolled upand held within the case.

The fabric of which the f ull-dress shield is made can be satin or othersuitable material and preferably with the outer fabric A black and theinner fabric B white, and usually the inner fabric is wadded andquilted, and these two fabrics are united together at the edges and theyoke portion 0 is adapted to pass 7 around the back of the neck beneaththe coat or the vest collar.

The inclosin g case D is advantageously made with folded inturned ends2, and it is introduced at one of the lower ends of the dress-shield andwith the edges of the ends 2 united to the front and back fabrics,respectively, and in its normal position the case is turned with itsouter side inwardly and occupies a position between the outer and innerfabrics where its presence is not noticeable.

When the shirt or breast shield has been taken off and the two partslaid together, it can be rolled up into a small compass, commencing withthe folded yoke portion, so that the case D comes at the end of the rolland is in a position to be turned right side out and receive within itthe rolled-up shirt or breast shield, such case retaining the shield inits rolled-up condition and protecting the entire fabrics of the shieldfrom injury and holding such shield in a condition convenient forinsertion into a pocket or into a hat, where it may be retained safelyin condition for use when required.

It willbe apparent that this combined shirt or breast shield andinclosing case is a new article of manufacture.

In cases where the breast or shirt shield is made in one piece with astrap to pass around the neck or shoulders, the present cover is to beintroduced in the bottom between the outer and inner fabrics and isturned out around the shield when rolled up as before described.

I do not limit my invention to any particular shape of breast-shield, asthe same maybe applied to any such shield.

I claim as my invention- The shirt or breast shield having inner andouter fabrics united together at their edges and a case introducedbetween the fabrics at OSCAR RIESS.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, S. '1. HAVILAND.

